Table 2.
Closest matches (BLASTN) of the sequences of the representative OTUs retrieved from the AOB clone libraries. The query coverage (QC), max identity (MI) and reference are also reported
| OTU | QC (%) | MI (%) | Accession | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1AOB-R174 | 100 | 99 | EU924130 | Uncultured Dechloromonas sp., clone AOB_B12 16S ribosomal RNA gene |
| 2AOB-R210 | 100 | 99 | AF527019 | Uncultured Nitrosomonas sp., 36Fb 16S ribosomal RNA gene |
| 3AOB-R232 | 100 | 99 | AL954747 | N. europaea ATCC 19718, complete genome |
| 4AOB-R040 | 100 | 99 | EU285320 | Uncultured Nitrosomonas sp., clone AOB17 16S ribosomal RNA gene |
| 5AOB-R377 | 99 | 99 | EU285326 | Uncultured Nitrosospira sp., clone AOB23 16S ribosomal RNA gene |
| 6AOB-R186 | 100 | 98 | FM201082 | Uncultured Nitrosomonas sp., partial 16S rRNA gene, clone MBR-8_LF_BF68 |
| 7AOB-R373 | 98 | 96 | GQ451713 | N. europaea strain ATCC 25978 16S ribosomal RNA gene |
| 8AOB-R167 | 100 | 97 | AF527014 | Uncultured Nitrosomonas sp, 21Fb 16S ribosomal RNA gene |
| 9AOB-R227 | 100 | 99 | CP000450 | Nitrosomonas eutropha C91, complete genome |
| 10AOB-R435 | 98 | 100 | CP000450 | Nitrosomonas eutropha C91, complete genome |
| 11AOB-R247 | 98 | 99 | AJ298728 | Nitrosococcus mobilis partial 16S rRNA gene, isolate Nc2. |
| 12AOB-R045 | 100 | 99 | EU924131 | Uncultured Dechloromonas sp., clone AOB_B3 16S ribosomal RNA gene |
| 13AOB-R157 | 98 | 98 | AY543074 | Uncultured Nitrosomonas sp., clone 15BAFln1 16S ribosomal RNA gene |
| 14AOB-R017 | 100 | 99 | EU285320 | Uncultured Nitrosomonas sp., clone AOB17 16S ribosomal RNA gene |
| 15AOB-R226 | 100 | 98 | AF386750 | Nitrosomonas sp. R5c88 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. |
| 16AOB-R211 | 99 | 97 | CP000450 | Nitrosomonas eutropha C91, complete genome |
| 17AOB-R367 | 100 | 99 | EU285326 | Uncultured Nitrosospira sp., clone AOB23 16S ribosomal RNA gene |
| 18AOB-R436 | 98 | 99 | DQ002458 | Uncultured Nitrosomonas sp., clone EZS-3 16S ribosomal RNA gene |
| 19AOB-R390 | 100 | 99 | AY138531 | Nitrosospira sp., DNB_E1 16S ribosomal RNA gene |
| 20AOB-R379 | 100 | 98 | X84661 | Nitrosospira sp., 16S rRNA gene, isolate T7. |
| 21AOB-R29 | 98 | 99 | AL954747 | N. europaea ATCC 19718, complete genome |
| 22AOB-R439 | 100 | 95 | AL954747 | N. europaea ATCC 19718, complete genome |
| 23AOB-R168 | 100 | 97 | EF016119 | N. oligotropha isolate AS1 16S ribosomal RNA gene |
| 24AOB-R216 | 100 | 97 | AF386753 | Nitrosomonas sp. R7c140 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. |
| 25AOB-R183 | 100 | 98 | AF527021 | Uncultured Nitrosomonas sp., 11Fb 16S ribosomal RNA gene |